What color is #93A1B8?

#93A1B8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A1B8?

The RGB value is 147, 161, 184: 147 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A1B8?

The complementary color is #B8AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A1B8 color

#93A1B8 rgb(147, 161, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A1B8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.1% green and 72.2% blue (147, 161, 184).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#93A1B8 color codes

HEX	`#93A1B8`
RGB	`rgb(147, 161, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 0.05, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 13.52, 270.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.427, 35.153, 50.362)`
Decimal	`9675192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A1B8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #93A1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #93A1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a1b8; }
.text { color: #93a1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 161 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a1b8, #9893b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A1B8?: #93A1B8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A1B8?: The RGB value is 147, 161, 184: 147 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A1B8?: The complementary color is #B8AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.